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g  1;^  -'.;.<,.,  .ex- ,  i-i  wii:  ;:^  Were  referred  tliC  ace 
X  fi  '^'C  I»";}ji1;i;r.je  fjf  Virginia,  ot  the  2cl  of  j:i- 
■  nrt.y,  f'liu  r.nd  tl:c  reiiort  tliereon,  report,  i hit  tiny 
li-ive  coiii«^jere<i  liielrverral  niaaers  referrcci  to  them,  rii  1 
jhll  ]  ve,  tliar  tl  e  It^iri'VUire  of  Virrpnia,  by  their  .:r 
■A  jai;i»;M  >/,  i;'.  i,  k  f'-Ivevj  liiiit  they  woiiUl  yield  to  f^  ' 
"<»p5.',!v.  (3  <!ffl!C  United  Srotes,  for  I'le  benefir  (>f  the  1. 
t;Vt;",  n'l  ricl-j  I'tl^  *mhI  clnii!!  the  falcJ  Cfimmoii* 

kveahr    h.nth    ic  the   la:i'l3    noril)  of  llie  river  Ohio, 


ij)'''?!*!-'?  )  (5lM>*.''ni<;i;  ronoinons,   viz. 


1  ? 


In  id  cnt  and 
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r>  Thar  tiie^  ipnitory  fo  ceded 
Vvi  ru""!  into  u/tr':,  cuninii)ini4  ^  Uii 
'•ry,  iif  t  Uo  ti^an  one  iuiiidrtf^^j  nor  more  than 
h  *"'?  nrn^  r>r!y  nr»lf -^  f  ]  nre,  f>r  as  near  tliereto  i 
!.\nc(s  /o\r]<)  nflniit  ■:  an*!  (hat  the  (late3  fo  ffirmeu  ,  ,1 
/e  diiiinf-l  vepiihiicavi  flc:tes,  and  adtnitted  meml)er5  ot 
f^e  foltaal  ijfirn,  having  the  fan^e  rights  of  fQve»^ei<5nty; 
Veech  tn  and  infle])endcnce  r.s  the  other  dates. 

2.  That  Virginia  niouhl  be  ailowed  and  fully  reifnb'.r  f- 
•d  hv  the  United  States,  her  achial  expences  in  rednciiui: 
lie  nritiTa  ])oils  at  the  Kaff^.-^iivies  and  St.  Vincents;  ihc 
■{pen  ^cof  n\aintainin[>  garrifons  an  ]  fnpportlni*  civil  iv(i- 
•prnrn-'nt  there,  flnce  the  rediK^iion  of  the  faid  pods,  and 
•>  a^' era]  all  the  ch.arire  f-e  has  incurred  on  acco'jnt  of 
he  c'^'Mitry  on  tiie  north  ved  ficie  of  the  Ohio  river, 
incc  :he  c;>nnnrncement  of  the  prefent  war, 

:^.  That  the  I  rcncli  aiifl  Canadian  iidiabitants,  atid 
ti)cr  fcttlers  cf  the  Kailcailvie?,  St.  Vincents  and  the 
ei^>'(i'r,onrintT  villages,  \vh;»  have  profeded  theinfelves  cii- 
sns  of'Virgir.;a»  Ihcnld  have  their  j^oiledions  and  tifles 
onlirmed  to  them,  and  fhou'd  be  proterJud  in  the  enjoy» 
lent  of  thrir  rights  and  liberty;  for  which  pnrpwfc 
tjop«i  fiionld  be  liaiioned    there  at  the   charge  of  the  L- 


five,  according  to  their  nfiml  refp^cOive  proportions  j 
general  ch:,--:-  nnd  exp  ■  ul'ture,  wwX  fliould  be  fait 
]y  and  ^;;;j/Vj  ditpoted  of  for  that  purpofe,  and  fc 
ether  uf '  ^^'r  p;irp.)fe  w»^  jtft^rver. 

7-     An'      iCTeforc  M^at  all    jiurcliares  and  rieedi 
Inclia:  •  r.r  'n("iai/-,  or  }>  h.i  any  Indian  naiion  oi 
.,  for  any  LukIs  wi.ldn  any  part  of  the  laid  terrii 
V,  idch  have  been  or  tlioid^l  i)e  ma  le  for  the  w^:^,  or  h 
f     wf   any  priva'^*  pe/do:>  or  pv  rfuijs  whatfoevcr,  and 
al  o^-ants  wiih?;)    the  QeAcA  territory,     inconuitetu 
til-  '     irte?ed  righrs,  laws  and  cnllnnis  of  VlrrrJ  nia  f!i 
be  (leLT-ird    v^^d   dtclrred    abhd-ar«=^}y  void   and  of  n 
f^et,   hi  x\\c  fame  n^aniTcr  as   if    rh^    faid    territory 
ild;  reniaincd  lubje;'t  to,  aiul  j>ar:  of  the  comnionw^ 
cf  Virginia, 

^.  Ti.at  all  the  reniainhig  rerri'nry  of  Virginia 
cliuJed  bettveeti  il  c  aclani.'c  «.cean  and  the  fbiuh 
fr:)f  o»'thc  riv.?rOhio,  and  kV^q  Maryland,  Penidylv 
n.x!  Norrli-Cnroliim  boundaries  ni..aici  l»e  on  .ranteec 
the  ci>mn]0!t\veahh  of  Virginia  by  Mie  faid  Uiii'cd  Srj 

\Vlierrnr?on  yonr  ccnmuttce  are  of  op5nion,  that 
firfr  condiii^.n  :.>  provhird  fvar  by  the  aci:  cf  Congref 
the  lotii  of  Odobpr,   170c. 

Tliat  !hc  ftcoo<;j  c  iro.luoa  is  (bbnari!  ;-ii]y  corn  j^reln 
Qi\   in  tiie  e^g'^gemi^^:«■  male  by   ^ongrefc  in  the  (aid 
and  I i)nt  oiie  coi)»m>iiionti  flionkl   (.»e  appointed  !)v    ( 
trrefs,  cne  hv  tin;  iia- Oi   Vj  rinia,  and  ajn^iher  b ,    . 
Two  con:mi/!]aners,  wh.o,  c    i    n.?'j -ri'y  fd  whoti^j  (!n 
beauthorifed  a\\6.  empaWviCd    ^>  rilj-.d  ai>vd  \\f\\\''  '  u-: 
nccnnnt  of  the  rcc;  ifjiy  and  rei.':>!  ibic  -  ^' 
rtA   by  tlie  r^'<!  (hue  for  the;  v-h    -'"'    >..--,■.'■,       -'    \x 
fai  1  cinditi-n. 

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Diilirinfd  to  then,  niul  fliovJd  be  prorcOud  Ifi  tl»c  enjoy. 
*enr  of  tluir  rirjrj  nnd  lil)cr*y  ;  Tor  which  pMrp«!c 
•uop<i  ni')!(il  'e  llaiione'l  there  at  the  chni't^e  of  rlie  L-- 
iltrd  .SfT^t's,  to  protei'lt  'Jic:n  fVom  the  cncroachnjcnts  oT 
le  P<>i'f]i  fifrc^a  nr  Derroir,  or  e!!\'\vhpr'».  Mrilefsthec- 
;'iits»»^  !"f  wnr  fhoiihl  r^ruler  it  inipradicahle. 
4.  f  ,  lout  I  Gforpe  Knv.)^crr.  L!nrl;e  plnnne.l  and  e>:c« 
Metifht'  (ccict  expedition  (jy  wliicli  tJjc  Bii[i(]i  pofts  wrrc 
riiDCcd,  rii'.d  wrs  proiniiVd,  n  the  tfUerp/tize  liiccrfdeif, 
lihfrnl  prnmiry  in  ]an<h  in  that  country,  for  ilie  office r:5 
]|  'olrfic::;  who  Ht  tl  inarchf^d  tlTKlfer  wiilihim,  llint  a 
M'fi  y  n/' Innd  not  cxcecdn^-;  one  hur.dicd  nnd  fifry 
u  L>.:'d  nrif  s,  flionlvi  b^  p.rH)wed  anv!  minted  t^  the  (':iid 
flicets  ni:d  ("ohliers,  ai.d  the  other  (dlJcers  nnd  fohlicis 
i:u  have  liPcn  unce  incorporated  into  the  faid  rep^inienr, 
•  helij.l  o!i  in  (  ne  rrnc't,  thclcngrh  of  which  I'ot  totx- 
ed  roiihlcrhf  b'.eadrh  in  fhcli  place)  on  ?:he  i'f>rrh-wcil 
ie  o'th*  C'i'.io,  as  "-lie  m-'jority  of  tiie  officers  ilionld 
I  lift'  ,  :irr\  r/»  he  nfrerv.'ards  divided  nriionir  the  fai  1  of.!- 
?s  nnd  Joldicrs  in  diie  proportion »  accordinr  to  the  Jaws 

'  irf;ima. 
5".  That  in  cnCe  tiie  quantity  oCgood  lands  on  the  foiith- 
il  [.tic  ci' the  Ohio,  npnn  the  waiets  of  Cnniberland 
'CVs  a!:d  brrween  rheCreen  river  and  Tenelfee  river, 
l)ich  have  l^eewi  rc^  rved  by  lav/  for  ilie  Virninia  troops 
Hin  coiuinetytal  eflabli^htr^ent,  iliouUl,  fror.i  ti;e  Nonh- 
iroliria  line  bearino-  in  funhcr  npon  th?  Ciiaiberland 
lios  thr.o  was  expp('tf?d,  ])rovc  infafikient  for  tluMr  leop.l 
un:ic3,  the  deficiency  f]i  )uld  be  made  v>p  !o  the  laid 
)op3  in  e')od  lands,  t>  be  laid  off  between  the  rivers 
io!o  ar-d  Litije  Miaiois,  en  the  nf>rth-well  fi  ie  of  tf«e 
^er  Ohio,  in  iVich  proportions  a-^,  liave  been  engaged  lo 
em   by  tl)e  laws  of  ViriMr.ia. 

i^.»  Tliat  a!l  the  lands  wiririn  the  ^rrr'tory  fo  ceded  to 
e  Un'tr\l  Sra'es,  avul  not  r*  Tervcd  for,  or  a  impropriated 
any  f  f  tlie  bcf:)r<'rnenrHS)^d  pnrpoies,  or  difpofed  of 
biMiruies  *-o  the  o^-lccv  ^  and  loldicrs  of  the  /^^ntencar)  r.r- 
/,  ?Lo(ild  be  c'^'i^i  h  red  as  a  coaiinon  fund  for  the  nfe 
1  heneru  of  iuch  of  lie  Uniied  Afnericau  Spates  as 
ve  beconie  orlhaU   bcronie  7iictnbrr3  ot    tlie  conTcdcra. 

wr  Icdtri'l  viiljsinrc  (  f  ihc  •■r.d  (littPt  Vi'^o'ia  incln- 


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cttcnuni  01  in?  rccf  u.iiy   aii  f  reuiuJ'aDf- 

red  by  the  f        late  fur  the  !'.»•  ;'\^!   invnti^rc-d    1.1 

fai  I  tonditi-n. 

VVit.'i  re(r.T  '.')■' 
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Oi  otTJiiioti,  rliar  'h'  rcii> 

their  p^def  .  .       itlcs  cnn»ir 

protected  in  iIjc   cijoyment  of  i'.     .  .  . 

Your  coinmrttee  arefunhcr  of  opi  r.aii,  ui:*c  iliC  4 
and  6th  cf  rdiriot'3  '^rdn^  rcofi-nable,  nunild  be  »an;! 
t'j  by  Conorcfs  ;  wii'j  rcf|je<.^t  t(»  Mie  7tii  condiiion,  yi 
canu'iittee  are  of  o;>i!nor!,  «  hat  it  wou!d  be  impropr* 
C(  j:i;»efs  by  arelo've  ro  declare  ih.c  p^rchafw-s  and  ?m  . 
theitin  n)"?itif);)ed  a'jfunitely  v.  id  miil  of  no  efiec'l  ;  . 
rhat  the  6th  condition,  tiip,aiTini«;  h<  w  the  lands  beyr 
th.e  Ohio  fiiail  be  tlifpjlcd  'd,  i::  fufHcient  on  t 
j)oirit. 

As  to  the  Inil  cetuiiiion,   yaur  con^tr.Ittec  ave  of  up' 
on,     that    Cnv^rcfs    cannot   aufcc  to  jinarrrtee    to 
coadnojiweal.h   ai  \'\\p\n]i\,  ti.e   la?.  I    tjeicribcd    in 
faui  crndiii:"!   ^\ilh'^tu   cnlci  ii^:;::  into  a    (li!cr.r.i,'in  of 
!'i:h,      /  I'l     i^-^p  of  Virginia  to  ih.e  f-id  lai.d,  and  : 
by  the  acis  Oi  .     nnrof^  ii  appears  to  Iiave  beet)  tlicir 
lent'jo,  '- ■^  '  h    the     •lu.-nuiee  cann(.t  !;ut  app.;  <  ve,   u 
\o\i\  ail  {..i:nhi.)n  of  the  territorial  1;  'his  ot     indiv;  ' 
flares,  aad   only  to  require  niid   acc^pia  ccfii  ;n  of  il 
c?aini3,   wh.atlV.evcr  thry    nii^ht  be    t  >    viicant 
Your  cor^miivice  ouceive  this  cane',' ion  ol    '• 
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